Studio Wildcard has announced that Ark: Survival Evolved’s remaster ARK: Survival Ascended will no longer be available on PC, PS5, or Xbox series consoles in August.asblog postAs part of , the developer announced that the game will now launch in October as it needs extra time to deliver the“Completely cross-platform modifiable game ecosystem”.
Specifically, Studio Wildcard stated that: “We found working with Unreal Engine 5.2 challenging, but at the same time, very exciting. We are discovering new ways every day to push the technology to the next level; combining full support on consoles and PC The work required for a cross-platform ecosystem of moddable games, it’s clear we need more time.
In addition to this, The Island and Scorched Earth versions will now be separated due to simultaneous“We are satisfied with the standard“execute both versions” is notfeasible”.In this case, we can expect Scorched Earth in December, Ragnarok and Aberration in Q1 2024, and more maps after that.
For those wondering when we could finally see some gameplay from ARK: Survival Ascended, Studio Wildcard says it will“close to release”as for when the game will be fully released, i.e. not as an early access project, this will be set at the end of 2024, when all content has been remastered.
The good news is that when the game launches next year, it’ll now be cheaper, retailing for $39.99 instead of $44.99, the latter price it still holds when it debuts in Early Access.
